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Highest Black population share, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –

01Bertie County, NCNC17,08661.4%–

02Northampton County, NCNC16,49159.4%–

03Hertford County, NCNC19,01557.8%–

04Warren County, NCNC18,89857.2%–

05Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12156.1%–

06Halifax County, NCNC46,53449.6%–

07Anson County, NCNC21,75847.3%–

08Washington County, NCNC10,63845.5%–

09Vance County, NCNC42,63845.2%–

10Gates County, NCNC10,23445.1%–

11Martin County, NCNC21,60144.6%–

12Hoke County, NCNC56,93943.1%–

13Greene County, NCNC20,70042.4%–

14Caswell County, NCNC22,56340.9%–

15Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53740.1%–

16Lenoir County, NCNC55,83739.5%–

17Bladen County, NCNC30,00739.2%–

18Granville County, NCNC61,42139.1%–

19Jones County, NCNC9,57539.0%–

20Chowan County, NCNC14,08237.8%–

21Wilson County, NCNC81,15037.7%–

22Durham County, NCNC347,24037.2%–

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20137.1%–

24Scotland County, NCNC33,32236.2%–

25Franklin County, NCNC82,03735.4%–

26Pitt County, NCNC182,93633.3%–

27Duplin County, NCNC51,57133.3%–

28Sampson County, NCNC61,50433.2%–

29Hyde County, NCNC4,55433.2%–

30Perquimans County, NCNC13,49032.7%–

31Wayne County, NCNC122,27832.3%–

32Cumberland County, NCNC338,47331.9%–

33Nash County, NCNC99,36531.5%–

34Beaufort County, NCNC44,67031.2%–

35Columbus County, NCNC50,48730.6%–

36Pender County, NCNC72,11130.4%–

37Person County, NCNC40,63630.1%–

38Richmond County, NCNC42,04129.0%–

39Guilford County, NCNC562,23426.4%–

40Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38326.3%–

41Pamlico County, NCNC12,75825.9%–

42Craven County, NCNC105,02525.8%–

43Montgomery County, NCNC26,40325.7%–

44Camden County, NCNC11,31524.9%–

45Robeson County, NCNC119,94124.9%–

46Forsyth County, NCNC401,71824.8%–

47Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.9%–

48Lee County, NCNC70,25822.8%–

49Harnett County, NCNC150,13722.5%–

50Cleveland County, NCNC103,32521.0%–

51Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520.7%–

52Rockingham County, NCNC94,19520.4%–

53New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920.0%–

54Onslow County, NCNC217,17519.9%–

55Alamance County, NCNC186,17719.2%–

56Moore County, NCNC110,61918.4%–

57Brunswick County, NCNC174,70218.0%–

58Johnston County, NCNC256,44817.7%–

59Rowan County, NCNC155,09616.0%–

60Union County, NCNC267,67415.9%–

61Orange County, NCNC152,49815.9%–

62Iredell County, NCNC211,79815.8%–

63Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72513.0%–

64Gaston County, NCNC246,55812.9%–

65Rutherford County, NCNC65,74511.5%–

66Stanly County, NCNC68,83011.5%–

67Currituck County, NCNC33,15811.1%–

68Davidson County, NCNC180,1829.6%–

69Catawba County, NCNC170,1729.0%–

70Davie County, NCNC45,8558.9%–

71Carteret County, NCNC70,4698.1%–

72Lincoln County, NCNC98,6548.1%–

73Buncombe County, NCNC277,4178.1%–

74Polk County, NCNC20,5337.3%–

75Burke County, NCNC88,6556.7%–

76Alexander County, NCNC36,9586.1%–

77Randolph County, NCNC149,5165.8%–

78Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055.5%–

79Stokes County, NCNC46,1265.5%–

80Wilkes County, NCNC66,2334.9%–

81Surry County, NCNC72,2874.8%–

82Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.7%–

83Yadkin County, NCNC38,3254.3%–

84McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.9%–

85Dare County, NCNC38,2453.7%–

86Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.2%–

87Watauga County, NCNC54,7862.1%–

88Alleghany County, NCNC11,4792.0%–

89Cherokee County, NCNC30,8301.8%–

90Jackson County, NCNC45,0391.7%–

91Macon County, NCNC39,2321.6%–

92Swain County, NCNC14,0241.5%–

93Yancey County, NCNC19,0841.3%–

94Haywood County, NCNC63,3691.2%–

95Avery County, NCNC18,1100.8%–

96Madison County, NCNC22,5530.7%–

97Ashe County, NCNC27,5140.5%–

98Clay County, NCNC12,2390.4%–

99Mitchell County, NCNC15,0620.2%–

100Graham County, NCNC8,1900.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS